Open apps on Apple Watch

The Dock gives you quick access to the apps you use the most. You can add up to 10 apps to the Dock to keep your favorites handy. The Home screen lets you open any apps on your Apple Watch.

Open an app from the Dock

Press the side button, then turn the Digital Crown to scroll through the apps in the Dock.

Tap an app to open it.

Choose which apps appear in the Dock

You can choose to show the most recently used apps in the Dock or up to 10 of your favorite apps.

See recently used apps: Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Dock, then tap Recents. The most recently used app appears at the top of the Dock with other apps below, in the order they were last opened.

See your favorite apps: Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, then tap Dock. Select Favorites, tap Edit, then tap next to the apps you want to add. Drag to adjust their order.

When you choose Favorites, the most recently used app appears at the top of the Dock, allowing you to quickly reopen it. To add that app to the Dock, tap Keep in Dock.

Remove an app from the Dock: Press the side button, then turn the Digital Crown to the app you want to remove. Swipe left on the app, then tap X.

Switch from the Dock to the Home screen: Scroll to the bottom of the Dock, then tap All Apps.